diff --git a/issue_metrics.py b/issue_metrics.py
index 77e02e0..e1ff563 100644
--- a/issue_metrics.py
+++ b/issue_metrics.py
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
 
 import shutil
 import sys
-from typing import List, Union
 from time import sleep
+from typing import List, Union
 
 import github3
+import github3.structs
 from auth import auth_to_github, get_github_app_installation_token
 from classes import IssueWithMetrics
 from config import EnvVars, get_env_vars
@@ -64,22 +65,19 @@ def search_issues(
         List[github3.search.IssueSearchResult]: A list of issues that match the search query.
     """
 
-    def wait_for_GH_api_refresh(iterator):
+    def wait_for_api_refresh(iterator: github3.structs.SearchIterator):
         # Rate Limit Handling: API only allows 30 requests per minute
         while iterator.ratelimit_remaining < 5:
-            print(
-                "Github API Rate Limit Low, waiting 1 minute to refresh"
-            )
+            print("Github API Rate Limit Low, waiting 1 minute to refresh")
             sleep(65)
 
-    ISSUES_PER_PAGE = 100
+    issues_per_page = 100
 
     print("Searching for issues...")
     issues_iterator = github_connection.search_issues(
-        search_query, per_page=ISSUES_PER_PAGE
+        search_query, per_page=issues_per_page
     )
-    wait_for_GH_api_refresh(issues_iterator)
-
+    wait_for_api_refresh(issues_iterator)
 
     issues = []
     repos_and_owners_string = ""
@@ -93,8 +91,9 @@ def wait_for_GH_api_refresh(iterator):
             issues.append(issue)
 
             # requests are sent once per page of issues
-            if idx % ISSUES_PER_PAGE == 0:
-                wait_for_GH_api_refresh(issues_iterator)
+            if idx % issues_per_page == 0:
+                wait_for_api_refresh(issues_iterator)
+
     except github3.exceptions.ForbiddenError:
         print(
             f"You do not have permission to view a repository from: '{repos_and_owners_string}'; Check your API Token."
diff --git a/test_issue_metrics.py b/test_issue_metrics.py
index 1d41d3b..a0bb3e9 100644
--- a/test_issue_metrics.py
+++ b/test_issue_metrics.py
@@ -42,13 +42,20 @@ class TestSearchIssues(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_search_issues(self):
         """Test that search_issues returns the correct issues."""
+
         # Set up the mock GitHub connection object
-        mock_connection = MagicMock()
         mock_issues = [
             MagicMock(title="Issue 1"),
             MagicMock(title="Issue 2"),
         ]
-        mock_connection.search_issues.return_value = mock_issues
+
+        # simulating github3.structs.SearchIterator return value
+        mock_search_result = MagicMock()
+        mock_search_result.__iter__.return_value = iter(mock_issues)
+        mock_search_result.ratelimit_remaining = 30
+
+        mock_connection = MagicMock()
+        mock_connection.search_issues.return_value = mock_search_result
 
         # Call search_issues and check that it returns the correct issues
         repo_with_owner = {"owner": "owner1", "repository": "repo1"}